Win2k and file sharing - how to get rid of the password box?

[BlueScreenVW]

How do you get rid of the "log on to this computer" sign that appears when other machines in your workgroup are trying to browse your Win2k machine for file sharing purposes only? And if this can't be done, how do I know what password they should type. I mean, should I enable a guest account, any other account, or something like that? If there's any way to get rid of the box altogether I'd be really grateful, or at least just being able to leave the box blank and click OK for those who wish to browse my files. We're behind a firewall at a university campus, btw, so I'm not extremely concerned about security.

Thx in advance!



Update: Now the password box is gone (after the Guest account was enabled), and visitors can see my files. But they still can't download anything. They only get a "you don't have access to..." message when they try to copy files... But I have enabled read rights in the folders' sharing properties...

 

[smp]

Yeah.. I would like to know that as well.. I think youd have to set up user accounts.. unless you want then logging on as admin.. which is what Im doing currently..

 

[SpaceWalker]

the only way i was able to get rid of that box was to log into all the computers using the same name

 

[Elledan]

Create an account on that Win2k box with the same name as the PC that tries to view the files. So if the Win2k box is called 'master' and a Win98 box called 'slave' should be able to access the Win2k box, then create on Master an account with as username 'slave'. The password you can choose yourself.

Then try to access Master from Slave, fill in the password you choose for the 'slave' account and you've access.

 

[LBM1A]

Is guest account disabled? That's what it sounds like to me...If so enable and create an account for just the machine you want to have access...Worked for me!

 

[BlueScreenVW]

Thanks for the replies folks! The Guest login (with blank password) made the password box disappear for the friend in my student corridor (dorm) that tested this with me, but he still wasn't able to download any of my shared files. He got "permission denied for this file" messages, that is. And yet I had enabled read rights in the file sharing window for that folder...

Anyway, I'll try your suggestion tomorrow, Elledan. If it works we'll at least know the problem is the user/group permissions, and not his machine (Win98) or anything else.

Thank you!